I think you have too much emotional commitment to the defense of the jewelry business to see the point. It makes no economic sense for a...
Rarely does anyone suggest that the current problem may be caused by the military actions going on in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Lybia, Yemen,...
If you look at the cash flows over the life of the programs, they brought in more than went out. So it is inaccurate to say the programs cause...
Yet, by one of those inconvienent twists of reality, both programs have brought in more cash over their respective lives than have been paid out...
Regardless of how many commercial steps it takes, the result is the same. But that's not the point. The point is that PM in coin form is already...
Correct! But if they can talk people out of their coin gold for a lower price, they will.
Most often, they probably melt it and add base metal to turn it into 14K or 18K gold.
Selling AGEs to a refiner is a little like using a valuable oil painting as a drop cloth. It can be done and will work, but it really isn't the...
I believe that's the wrong way to think about it. Coin collectors, of all people, should understand that gold and silver in coin form is one of...
:thumb: I agree. Good analysis.
It's amusing that people just completely fabricate all sorts of disasters when in reality nobody knows what will happen. It isn't as though this...
The dealer near me is paying more than spot for PCGS graded liberties, Maple Leafs, AGEs and the like. Has been for a long time.
Same here, although not recently. I sort of gave up on Ebay a few years ago.
Gold and silver bullion are just two more tools in the toolbox.They have been in a bull market for a decade and look good compared to bonds and...
It doesn't apply at all. Gold never had and will never have a constant purchasing power. No form of currency ever has a constant purchasing...
Nobody knows the future so it isn't worth trying to forecast it. It's a coin flip. PMs might go down or up for the reasons you state....
Then you are on the right path! Good luck.
Massive declines are very rare, and I used the oil example because it is probably near the extreme of what can go wrong, but shows that investing...
Holding concentrated positions isn't as risky as it may sound. I'm always selling a little on the way up and buying a little on the way down, so...
I'm not a big believer in anything approaching "normal" portfolio management, so that should be taken into consideration when reading anything I...
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